Introduction to Image Files Tutorial
This tutorial is intended to be done at your own pace and should give you an introduction to:
- How image file formats differ and why you might want to use different formats for different tasks.
- Manipulating files in various image file formats, including converting formats, rescaling, and cropping.
- Understanding the color variations encountered in color graphics hardware and hard copy prints.
- Learning common tools and applications which are available on our facilities and more broadly.
Topics
- Raster Image Files
- PostScript Files
- Image Tools/Applications – ImageMagick, Photoshop, XV, The GIMP
- Digital Photography Formats
- PowerPoint/Web Issues
- Color Printing
- Batch Procesing of Image Sets
- Generating Movies From Image Sequences
Document Name: Image Files Tutorial
Author/Maintainer: Aaron D. Fuegi (aarondf@bu.edu)
Keywords: image files, formats, resolution, raster
Related Help Pages: ImageMagick, the GIMP
Created November 4, 1997; Last Revised June 24, 2009 Last Modified July 15, 2009
URL of this document: http://www.bu.edu/tech/research/training/tutorials/imagefiles/
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